also,...... :bounce:

Gateworld

Actress Claudia Black will return to Stargate SG-1 for a 5-episode story arc in Season Nine, GateWorld has learned exclusively from MGM. Black makes her series debut in the upcoming Season Eight episode "Prometheus Unbound," airing January 28 on SCI FI in the U.S. and December 21 on Sky One in the U.K.

Black plays an alien woman named Vala, who sparks a friendly relationship with Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) after she hijacks the Earth ship Prometheus for use by her people, who are trying to escape Baal's rule.

The 32-year-old, Sydney-born actress is best known to science fiction fans as Officer Aeryn Sun on SCI FI's Farscape. She has also appeared in "Pitch Black," "Queen of the Damned," and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

In Season Nine she will join Farscape co-star Ben Browder, who will be a series regular on Stargate (story). It is possible that Black's recurring appearance on the show will compensate for Amanda Tapping's ("Samantha Carter") expected absence or lessened involvement in the new season's first several episodes, following the birth of her child -- though this has not been confirmed.

Season Nine of Stargate SG-1 begins filming in Vancouver in March for a summer premiere on SCI FI. New Season Eight episodes resume on January 21!